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Gold holds 4192.21 in a 121.4 pip London range

US Michigan inflation expectations and consumer sentiment land at 14:00 UTC

XAUUSD · London session · Published Oct 9, 2026, 8:40 AM

Gold last trades at 4192.21, inside a London session that has run 121.4 pips between 4189.82 and 4201.96 since the 4196.26 open. The nearest level above is the round number at 4200.00, 77.9 pips up, then the Asia high at 4207.58, 153.7 pips up. Below sit the round number at 4190.00, 22.1 pips down, and the prior day high at 4146.16, 460.5 pips down.

Asia ran 764.6 pips from 4131.11 to 4207.58 and closed at 4196.24, well above its 4134.21 open. The prior trading day covered 429.3 pips between 4103.24 and 4146.16. An ordinary day over the last 14 covers 789.5 pips, and the latest day sits at the 2nd percentile of the last 44 days we hold, which is a calm day for this market.

The next scheduled release is Prelim UoM Inflation Expectations at 14:00 UTC, 319 minutes away, with a forecast of 4.3% against a previous 4.6%. Over 49 past releases of that family XAUUSD moved 81.90 pips on average in the first 15 minutes and 111.10 in the first 60, in either direction. Prelim UoM Consumer Sentiment also lands at 14:00 UTC, forecast 47.5 against a previous 47.8.

Large speculators are net long 218632 contracts, a change of -7221 on the week, the 73rd percentile of the last 52 weekly reports. The loudest headline for this instrument is an investingLive data spotlight on US inflation expectations in today's Michigan survey, graded impact 2 of 3 and published at 06:06 UTC.

Session brief

  1. XAUUSD, London sessionOpen 4196.26, high 4201.96, low 4189.82, close 4192.21: a range of 121.4 pips over 101 minutes, from our own one-minute candles.
  2. XAUUSD reference levelsPrevious day and previous week high and low, the session open and the round numbers either side, measured on our own candles.
  3. XAUUSD, Asia sessionOpen 4134.21, high 4207.58, low 4131.11, close 4196.24: a range of 764.6 pips over 540 minutes, from our own one-minute candles.
  4. XAUUSD, previous trading dayHigh 4146.16, low 4103.24, close 4133.16 on 2026-10-08, a range of 429.3 pips, from our own candles on the trading day that starts 17:00 New York.
  5. XAUUSD daily rangeAn ordinary day of the last 14 covers 789.5 pips. The latest day sits at the 2nd percentile of the last 44 days we hold, which is a calm day for this market. Measured on our own candles.
  6. USD Prelim UoM Inflation ExpectationsScheduled 2026-10-09 14:00 UTC, impact 2 of 3. Forecast 4.3%. Previous 4.6%. From Forex Factory.
  7. XAUUSD reaction to inflation_expectations_usdOver 49 past releases XAUUSD moved 81.90 pips on average in the first 15 minutes and 111.10 in the first 60, in either direction. Measured on our own one-minute candles.
  8. USD Prelim UoM Consumer SentimentScheduled 2026-10-09 14:00 UTC, impact 2 of 3. Forecast 47.5. Previous 47.8. From Forex Factory.
  9. CFTC Commitments of Traders, 088691Large speculators are net long 218632 contracts, a change of -7221 on the week. That is the 73rd percentile of the last 52 weekly reports.
  10. Economic data spotlight: US inflation expectations in focus in today's Michigan consumer surveyinvestingLive. Graded impact 2 of 3 for XAUUSD by our headline classifier.

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